City staff report SHIP spending pace on foreclosure intervention and heirs-property programs

Feb 18, 2026

Housing staff told the Finance Committee the city allocated $750,000 to foreclosure intervention and $400,000 to heirs-property work from state SHIP funds; staff said set-aside rules limit non-construction spending and vendors Jala and LISC have remaining contract balances to expend.

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Travis Jeffrey, chief of the Housing and Community Development Division, updated the Finance Committee on last year’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) allocations for foreclosure intervention and heirs-property assistance. He said the city allocated $750,000 to foreclosure intervention and $400,000 to heirs property and noted statutory set-asides restrict how the money can be used.

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